Friday, December 8
Louisville, KY
5:30 PM
Oregon State
vs
Notre Dame
Beavers Headed to College Cup for Matchup with Notre Dame
December 05, 2023 | Men's Soccer
THE GAME: The Oregon State men's soccer team will play in the College Cup for the first time in program history on Friday. The Beavers will take on No. 2-seed Notre Dame at 5:30 p.m. PT
FOLLOW ALONG: The game will air live on ESPNU.
UP NEXT: Should the Beavers advance beyond Friday, the would face either Clemson or West Virginia in the National Championship game on Monday.
Awards:
- Logan Farrington was named Pac-12 Player of the Year. He is Oregon State's fifth all-time Pac-12 Player of the Year and the program's third straight (Danny Mwanga – 2009, Khiry Shelton – 2014, Sofiane Djeffal – 2021, Joran Gerbet – 2022).
- Farrington was also named Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Year, and was selected to the All-Pac-12 First Team. He was joined by fellow All-Pac-12 honorees Javier Armas (1st Team), Luis Castillo (1st Team), Ellis Spikner (2nd Team), Arnau Farnos (Honorable Mention) and Dante Williams (Honorable Mention).
- Farrington, Armas and Castillo were all named to the United Soccer Coaches All-Far West Region First Team on Tuesday.
NCAA Tournament:
- This is the fourth-straight season, and the fifth time in the last six years that the Beavers have made the NCAA Tournament.
- The Beavers have won seven NCAA Tournament games over the past five seasons.
- The Beavers are currently in the midst of their deepest ever run in the NCAA Tournament, making their first ever appearance in the College Cup. Oregon State's previous best run came in 2021 when the Beavers were eliminated by Clemson in the Quarterfinal round in Corvallis. Oregon State was the No. 1 overall seed that season
- The Beavers have out-scored their opponents 13-2 in their four Tournament wins.
Quick Hitters:
- The Beavers are ranked No. 3 in this week's Top Drawer Soccer rankings
- OSU is in the midst of an eight-match unbeaten run.
- Oregon State earned a landmark victory earlier this season, taking down No. 1 Stanford on the road.
- The Beavers have beaten the No. 1 team in the nation in three-straight seasons with all three of those occurences happening on the road.
- Farrington is third in the nation and first in the Pac-12 with 15 goals this season. The forward is also closing in on a number of Oregon State and Pac-12 records. More on that can be found on the next page.
- Oregon State set a program record with six draws last season, the first season in which the NCAA removed overtime for regular season games.
- The Beavers welcomed in 15 newcomers this offseason
- Javier Armas has made 71 career starts, and is currently fifth in program history for most games started.
- Seven Oregon State players have been selected in the last five MLS SuperDrafts
- Five Beavers are currently on active MLS rosters - Khiry Shelton (Sporting KC), Tsiki Ntsabeleng (FC Dallas), Sofiane Djeffal (Austin FC), Hassani Dotson (Minnesota United), Matt Bersano (Austin FC).
- Other Beavers currently in the pro ranks include: Tyrone Mondi (Real Monarchs), Joe Hafferty (Austin FC II - team captain), Gloire Amanda (Vancouver Whitecaps II), Will Seymore (New Mexico United)
The Coaches:
- Oregon State head coach Greg Dalby joins the Beavers for his first season as head coach.
- Dalby spent the last five seasons as an assistant coach at Penn State, and before that worked at Notre Dame and Davidson.
- Dalby was an All-American and MAC Hermann semifinalist at Notre Dame during his playing career, and played professionally in MLS and the Belgian Premiere League.
- Sergi Nus returns for his second season with the Beavers, and is the only returning member of the staff.
- Jarred Brookins is in his first year with OSU, after joining the team from Davidson.
- Former Oregon State players Evan Munn (Assistant Coach - Goalkeepers) and Adrian Molina-Diaz (Graduate Assistant Coach) also joined the OSU staff this summer.
The Matchup:
- Oregon State and Notre Dame will meet for the third time in history, and the first time since 2012
- The Irish have won both of the previous meetings.
FOLLOW ALONG: The game will air live on ESPNU.
UP NEXT: Should the Beavers advance beyond Friday, the would face either Clemson or West Virginia in the National Championship game on Monday.
Awards:
- Logan Farrington was named Pac-12 Player of the Year. He is Oregon State's fifth all-time Pac-12 Player of the Year and the program's third straight (Danny Mwanga – 2009, Khiry Shelton – 2014, Sofiane Djeffal – 2021, Joran Gerbet – 2022).
- Farrington was also named Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Year, and was selected to the All-Pac-12 First Team. He was joined by fellow All-Pac-12 honorees Javier Armas (1st Team), Luis Castillo (1st Team), Ellis Spikner (2nd Team), Arnau Farnos (Honorable Mention) and Dante Williams (Honorable Mention).
- Farrington, Armas and Castillo were all named to the United Soccer Coaches All-Far West Region First Team on Tuesday.
NCAA Tournament:
- This is the fourth-straight season, and the fifth time in the last six years that the Beavers have made the NCAA Tournament.
- The Beavers have won seven NCAA Tournament games over the past five seasons.
- The Beavers are currently in the midst of their deepest ever run in the NCAA Tournament, making their first ever appearance in the College Cup. Oregon State's previous best run came in 2021 when the Beavers were eliminated by Clemson in the Quarterfinal round in Corvallis. Oregon State was the No. 1 overall seed that season
- The Beavers have out-scored their opponents 13-2 in their four Tournament wins.
Quick Hitters:
- The Beavers are ranked No. 3 in this week's Top Drawer Soccer rankings
- OSU is in the midst of an eight-match unbeaten run.
- Oregon State earned a landmark victory earlier this season, taking down No. 1 Stanford on the road.
- The Beavers have beaten the No. 1 team in the nation in three-straight seasons with all three of those occurences happening on the road.
- Farrington is third in the nation and first in the Pac-12 with 15 goals this season. The forward is also closing in on a number of Oregon State and Pac-12 records. More on that can be found on the next page.
- Oregon State set a program record with six draws last season, the first season in which the NCAA removed overtime for regular season games.
- The Beavers welcomed in 15 newcomers this offseason
- Javier Armas has made 71 career starts, and is currently fifth in program history for most games started.
- Seven Oregon State players have been selected in the last five MLS SuperDrafts
- Five Beavers are currently on active MLS rosters - Khiry Shelton (Sporting KC), Tsiki Ntsabeleng (FC Dallas), Sofiane Djeffal (Austin FC), Hassani Dotson (Minnesota United), Matt Bersano (Austin FC).
- Other Beavers currently in the pro ranks include: Tyrone Mondi (Real Monarchs), Joe Hafferty (Austin FC II - team captain), Gloire Amanda (Vancouver Whitecaps II), Will Seymore (New Mexico United)
The Coaches:
- Oregon State head coach Greg Dalby joins the Beavers for his first season as head coach.
- Dalby spent the last five seasons as an assistant coach at Penn State, and before that worked at Notre Dame and Davidson.
- Dalby was an All-American and MAC Hermann semifinalist at Notre Dame during his playing career, and played professionally in MLS and the Belgian Premiere League.
- Sergi Nus returns for his second season with the Beavers, and is the only returning member of the staff.
- Jarred Brookins is in his first year with OSU, after joining the team from Davidson.
- Former Oregon State players Evan Munn (Assistant Coach - Goalkeepers) and Adrian Molina-Diaz (Graduate Assistant Coach) also joined the OSU staff this summer.
The Matchup:
- Oregon State and Notre Dame will meet for the third time in history, and the first time since 2012
- The Irish have won both of the previous meetings.
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